Tom Reynolds: Night bite has picked up for stripers

11:31 PM,
Apr. 24, 2014

Tom Reynolds

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Norfork Lake is one foot above pool. The water temperature is in the mid-60s and rising. The water visibility is clear. The warm weather this week has moved the stripers into the clear water off the main lake points.Stripers

The night bite is very strong; stripers are being caught at Cranfield, Diamond Bay, Big Creek and the dam area during evening hours.

Shad are in the creeks spawning. Both gizzard and threadfin shad can easily be caught for bait in the creeks now. This week, the lake hit the 70-degree range in the creeks and mid-60s on the main lake. ...